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adjective

indignant

CEFR C2

feeling or showing anger because of something unjust

In a sentence

Six example sentences with indignant, each labelled with its topic.

  • The tenants left the hearing indignant, insisting the landlord had raised rents while ignoring the repairs a judge ordered.

    Law

  • Voters grew indignant when the council quietly voted itself a raise days after freezing the entire library budget.

    Politics

  • The captain was indignant at the referee's shrug after an obvious foul went uncalled with two seconds left.

    Basketball

  • The supplier was indignant when the retailer paid ninety days late and then demanded a discount for prompt delivery.

    Business

  • The heroine's indignant speech to the school board, after they cancel the science fair, is the scene everyone quotes.

    Movies

  • The chef grew indignant when a critic claimed the risotto came from a packet, and she invited him into the kitchen to watch.

    Cooking

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